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Chinese Journal of Mycology 2015, Vol. 10  Issue (4): 220-223.

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Clinical analysis of 24 cases with tinea capitis in Peking university Shenzhen hospital

WU Fang-pei1, HU Xiao-ping2, LIU Xiao-yun2, CHEN Chao-feng2, YU Bo2   

  1. 1. Clinical Institute of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Shenzhen 518000;
    2. Department of Dermotology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000
  • Received:2015-03-29 Online:2015-08-28 Published:2015-08-28

Abstract:

Objective To acknowledge clinical feature and pathogenic fungal distribution of tinea capitis in the hospital recently.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 24 cases of tinea capitis collected from Jan.2013 to Dec.2014 in the Department of Dermatology Peking university Shenzhen Hospital.Results Among the 24 cases of tinea capitis patients, nine were male, and thirteen were female.Their average age was 10 years old.58.3% of 24 cases with tinea capitis were Tinea alba.29% of causative pathogen was Microspomm canis.Conclusion Children of 4 to 9 years were the predominate population of 24 tinea capitis cases.Tinea alba was the most common type of tinea capitis.Microspomm canis was the major causative organism of tinea capitis.

Key words: tinea capitis, mycological analysis, Microspomm canis

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